Whistle-Blower Is Said to Allege Concerns About White House Handling of Ukraine Call
Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON The intelligence officer who filed a whistle-blower complaint about President Trumps interactions with the leader of Ukraine raised alarms not only about what the two men said in a phone call, but also about how the White House handled records of the conversation, according to two people briefed on the complaint.
The whistle-blower, moreover, identified multiple White House officials as witnesses to potential presidential misconduct who could corroborate the complaint, the people said adding that the inspector general for the intelligence community, Michael Atkinson, interviewed witnesses.
Mr. Atkinson eventually concluded that there was reason to believe that the president might have illegally solicited a foreign campaign contribution and that his potential misconduct created a national security risk, according to a newly disclosed Justice Department memo.
An early portrait of the intelligence officer began to take shape on Wednesday as the White House released a rough log of a July 25 phone call between Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, the latest extraordinary revelation set off by the whistle-blowers complaint.
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Miguelito Loveless
(4,602 posts)Lovely.
Trumpdumper
(178 posts)No. The story makes Trump and minions look worse.
Miguelito Loveless
(4,602 posts)the story is second hand, and the source had partisan motives.
Limbaugh/Hannity/Fox will be all over this.
BumRushDaShow
(138,102 posts)who is running interference and who had also illegally withheld the complaint from Congress. His ass needs to be in the witness chair in a hearing.
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)Miguelito Loveless
(4,602 posts)How about representing hard core Trump partisans as "swing voters" who oppose impeachment, and telling Dems that alienating them will cost them dearly in 2020?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/26/1888015/-The-Truth-About-Those-NY-Times-Swing-Voters-Who-Don-t-Favor-Trump-Impeachment?utm_campaign=trending
Miguelito Loveless
(4,602 posts)of whistle blower, which endangers the man, discourages future whistle blowers, and gives Trump a target. Also, by irresponsibly printing information pointing to his identity, they give Trump ammunition to discredit the media.
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)I see one thats pretty fucking damning...
And you see... Well, I dunno what the fuck you see, but its clearly not this article.
Cetacea
(7,371 posts)and worse," the officer heard about the call secondhand from unidentified White House officials'.
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)Oh, I didnt realize to be a real whistle
blower you had to be a Trumper.
Cetacea
(7,371 posts)orangecrush
(21,050 posts)It's always nice to see new posters here.
Miguelito Loveless
(4,602 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)soliciting or doing a shake down,wow,and others can verify this,we do have a national security issue at hand.
A Corrupt President who can not be trusted with National Security Issues.
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)Plus a massive cover-up.
The similarities in election motives, M.O. and outcome should equal Watergate's.
bucolic_frolic
(45,874 posts)NO idea of what this country stands for. MAGA has proven to be a hollow slogan to dupe the people. Predictable.